 Summary of auchenipterus |
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| Pronounced | awk en NIP terr uss |
| Etymology | Auchenipterus: From the Greek, auchenos, meaning neck and pteron, meaning fin; in reference to the long cranial shield, which gives the appearance that the dorsal fin originates at the neck region. |
| Size | Smallest 99mm, largest 244mm, average 158mm, most commonly 154mm. All SL. |
| Species | There are 11 "species" in the database |
| New spp. / time |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | 1750 | 1770 | 1790 | 1810 | 1830 | 1850 | 1870 | 1890 | 1910 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1990 | 2010 |
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| Distribution |
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| Genus Thumbnails |
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/siluriformes/auchenipteridae/auchenipterus/ambyiacus/1.jpg "Auchenipterus ambyiacus - Click for species page")
A. ambyiacus
(i:1, k:0)/siluriformes/auchenipteridae/auchenipterus/brachyurus/1.jpg "Auchenipterus brachyurus - Click for species page")
A. brachyurus
(i:1, k:0)
A. brevior
(i:0, k:0)
A. britskii
(i:0, k:0)
A. demerarae
(i:0, k:0)/siluriformes/auchenipteridae/auchenipterus/dentatus/1.jpg "Auchenipterus dentatus - Click for species page")
A. dentatus
(i:1, k:0)
A. fordicei
(i:0, k:0)
A. menezesi
(i:0, k:0)/siluriformes/auchenipteridae/auchenipterus/nigripinnis/1.jpg "Auchenipterus nigripinnis - Click for species page")
A. nigripinnis
(i:6, k:0)/siluriformes/auchenipteridae/auchenipterus/nuchalis/1.jpg "Auchenipterus nuchalis - Click for species page")
A. nuchalis
(i:4, k:0)
A. osteomystax
(i:0, k:0)
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